On November 16, the K computer took first place in the HPCG benchmark, a new index developed to create a more realistic view of supercomputer performance compared to the commonly used LINPACK ...

The "K Computer" - a supercomputer that's the product of a joint venture between RIKEN and Fujitsu, has been named the world's fastest supercomputer at the International Supercomputing Conference. The ...

(Medical Xpress)—Wow, today's top supercomputers have formidable speed and computational power to rival humans. On the other hand, wow, the human brain is more powerful than today's supercomputers, ...

RIKEN and Fujitsu have today announced that their Japanese supercomputer named “K Computer,” which took the number one slot for being the world’s fastest computer back in June, has now increased its ...

Japan’s K Computer, which can crunch more than 8 quadrillion calculations per second, is the top supercomputer, according to the Top 500 list of high-performance systems. The K Computer, housed at the ...

RIKEN, the University of Tsukuba, and Fujitsu Limited have announced that they received top-ranking in all four benchmarks for the performance results of the "K computer" at the 2011 HPC Challenge ...